What was found
DURING A 1000 HOUR INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT 5 SIDE OF THE 5 ALPHA FRAME CRACKED. GOING TO REPLACE THE 5 ALPHA FRAME WITH P/N L533M1022966, PER SERVICE BULLETIN EC135-53-031.
- Difficulty date
- September 14, 2020
- Submitted
- September 14, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- 2A6R933B
Air Methods, LLC - Aircraft
- N863NC
- Make and model
- Urocop EC135T2
- Aircraft serial
- 0564
- Aircraft time
- 7,957 hours, 23,046 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- L533M1105103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 7,957 hours, 23,046 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.